Grace Dlabik is the founder of BE. ONE Creative (a creative agency) and BE. Collective - two hubs in the BE. ecosystem that exists to empower and platform creatives of colour. As well as being a creative director, community leader, mentor and advocate, Grace is also a mother. She and her son Elijah have a formidable partnership, and their relationship has been the guiding force in her life for nearly two decades. Elijah is a wheelchair user and in the 18 years of his life, they have never lived in a home that suits his accessibility needs.

Her fight for greater awareness and action around Australia’s accessible housing crisis has gathered momentum, speed and legions of people in the past year, and has now made its way to the Victorian parliament.

In this episode, Lucy talks to Grace about building a creative community, being vulnerable in the public eye and tackling the country’s accessible housing crisis.

EPISODE LINKS:

Grace, Morganne + Elijah's 'Family' story on The Design Files

Grace's public call-out for a house that meets Elijah's accessibility needs

'Safe Passage to Reclaim and Revive the Memory of Concealed Culture' at the Sydney Biennale, 2020